The header on my blog reads “Veronica on the go… Try to keep up” I think that I’m the one having a hard time trying to keep up now!
A few days ago I was given a surprise… and I LOOOVE surprises! I thought I was going to San Diego… but instead… I went to Massachusetts! (Not as a result of a bad flight!)
I attended a car tour full of amazing cars owned by one of RM’s clients… and then his wedding! We left the Wheatleigh Hotel early in the morning to be sure that we were back in time for the wedding at 5pm. If I didn’t understand the passion for vintage cars before, I certainly do now! While on the car rally, we travelled through the beautiful back roads of Connecticut and Massachusetts in a 1950’s Jaguar convertible. I instantly fell in love with this car! It’s smooth rounded body was like icing on a wedding cake! We drove for hours without any problems with the car.. sadly, that means it runs better than my 2003 Dodge!
The mid point of the car tour was at the Lime Rock racetrack. This is where the day suddenly gets really really realllllly bad!
We were on the second lap around the track… crowds of people were in the stands and laid out on the lawn watching the cars of the previous race, and now the 9 cars in our tour… we were right on the tail of the pace car… it all seemed pretty relaxed… zooming around the bends… but then… it happened!
The passenger door flung right open! While grasping for the door so that I didn’t fall out of the car… My camera slide right off my lap and smashed to the ground. I heard the glass break… oooh… my wide angle prime lens… in two pieces. My camera was scratched and dented for the first time… when I turned it on, there it was… the dreaded “Error 99″ and a screeching squeal from within! Ohhhhhh… my stomach…. ohhh my head… feeling dizzy… hide the tears behind my sunglasses. At least I was in one piece. What can you do! Time to shop for that 5D Mk II!
So… back to the car and back to the tour… we have a wedding to attend!
The Bride was beautiful! A perfect dress for the perfect location. Sadly, I was only able to capture the wedding with my point and shoot camera! It’s a good thing that it wasn’t my wedding to shoot!
The wedding was small and quaint with a mix of Indian and American traditions.
Here are some of the photos from the weekend that I was able to take:
The Wheatleigh: Lenox, MA
The Jag!
Following a Ferrari
The Jag Vs. the Ferrari
Ooops… Sorry Ferrari! Here is where you lose!
But… You are so beautiful to me!
The last bend before my canon’s tragic death on the track
If your husband mentions Lola in his sleep… don’t be scared… its probably just this car:
Now for the wedding: Congratulation Carol & Dan!
Keep in mind… my pro camera had died hours before this, so these were taken with a point and shoot!
The real shooting was left up to Matt Gillis Photography
All in all… it was a fantastic wedding with never ending Champagne and caviar… I was grateful for my surprise! Thank you Max!
by Veronica
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